Gijs Besselink

Personal information
Full name	Gijs Besselink
Date of birth	(2004-06-16) 16 June 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth	Heeten, Netherlands
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Twente
Number	41
Youth career
2013	SV Heeten
2013–2023	FC Twente / Heracles Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	FC Twente	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 December 2024

Gijs Besselink (born 16 June 2004), is a Dutch football player who plays as a Midfielder for FC Twente.

Besselink started playing football at SV Heeten in 2013, he made the switch to the FC Twente / Heracles Academy where he completed the entire youth training. In the 2022/23 season Besselink played with the under 18 and under 21 teams, he was also allowed to join the match selection of the first team of FC Twente several times.

In 2023, Besselink was allowed to join the first team for a training week, where he signed a contract until 2025 on 14 July 2023, with an option for another season. Since then, Besselink has played for FC Twente under 21.^[1][2]

On 10 August 2023, Besselink made his debut for FC Twente, in the first qualifying match at home against Riga FC in the 3rd preliminary round for the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League, he came on the field in the 83rd minute for Ricky van Wolfswinkel.^[3] A week later, on August 17, in the return match, he came on for Youri Regeer in the 80th minute, where he scored his first goal for FC Twente in the 90th minute.^[4][5][6] Later, Besselink played in both knockout stage matches against Fenerbahçe S.K.

At the end of September 2023, Besselink was added to the selection of the FC Twente first team.^[7] His Eredivisie debut followed on 3 September 2023 in against FC Volendam, coming on for Michel Vlap in the 82nd minute.^[8]

As of match played 30 January 2025